Ilyushin DB-3

Ilyushin DB-3
A DB-3M at the Central Air Force Museum near Moscow, Russia.
General information
Type	Medium bomber / torpedo-bomber
Manufacturer	Ilyushin
Primary users	Soviet Air Forces (VVS) Republic of China Air Force Finnish Air Force
Number built	1,528
History
Manufactured	1936–1939
First flight	Summer 1935
Variants	Ilyushin Il-4

The Ilyushin DB-3, where "DB" stands for Dalniy Bombardirovshchik (Russian: Дальний бомбардировщик) meaning "long-range bomber", is a Soviet bomber aircraft of World War II. It was a twin-engined, low-wing monoplane that first flew in 1935. 1,528 were built. The DB-3 was the precursor of the Ilyushin Il-4 (originally designated DB-3F).